Black-shouldered Opossum vs Elephant Jack

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Artocarpus tamaran

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Elephant Jack is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Elephant Jack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Didelphidae	Moraceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Artocarpus
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Artocarpus tamaran

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Elephant Jack

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Elephant Jack
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-shouldered Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Elephant Jack

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Black-shouldered Opossum

The Black-shouldered Opossum (Caluromysiops irrupta) is a species in the genus Caluromysiops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.